Russet — Defs

01 a. Of a reddish brown color, or (by some called) a red gray; of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow in equal strength, but unequal pro…

1.
Of a reddish brown color, or (by some called) a red gray; of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow in equal strength, but unequal proportions, namely, two parts of red to one each of blue and yellow; also, of a yellowish brown color.
“The morn, in russet mantle clad.” — Shak.

“Our summer such a russet livery wears.” — Dryden.
2.
Coarse; homespun; rustic.[R.]

02 n. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.

1.
A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
2.
Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
3.
A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color.
4.
An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet.